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Root canal therapy
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ABSTRACTS
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Fistulas in the glandular area, if connected with the main duct or a main tributary, the best treated by surgery. Operative procedure recommended by the authors is as follows: A. Prior to Surgery.1. Lipiodol injected into the fistula and into the oral opening. 2. Daily dilatation and probing with graduated flexible probes of the oral opening of the papilla for approximately ten days. 3. Twenty-five thousand units of penicillin every three hours intramuscularly for twenty-four hours before surgery. B. Surgery.-A detailed description of the operative procedure elucidated by schematic drawings is presented. C. Postoperative Care.-Twenty-five thousand units of penicillin every t.hree hours is started immediately on the day following operation. Ten milligrams of pilocarpine hydrochloride is given at 10 A.M., 3 P.M., and 8 P.M. daily. In addition 1 Gm. of ammonium chloride is given with each meal. Large quantities of fluids by mouth are administered, and oral hygiene is carefully observed. Five cases are reported in detail and several x-ray pictures elucidate the text. The authors feel that salivary fistulas of the parotid gland and parotid duct respond favorably to appropriate treatment regardless of chronicity. They also stress the importance of preserving the duct papilla. Harry A. Salzmann, M.D. Root Cad Therapy: By Louis I. Grossman, D.D.S., Dr. med. dent. Edition, revised and enlarged. Octave 354 pages. 94 engravings. Price $5.50. Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger, 1946.
Second Cloth.
This second edition of Grossman’s book offers a condensed and thorough discussion of problems encountered in root canal therapy. It strives for a more successful conservative dentistry in providing comfort as well as safety to the patients, and also in clearing away many misconceptions with regard to the so-called “dead teeth” which still promote countless unnecessary extractions. The anatomy, physiology, and pathology of pulp and periapical tissues are comprehensively studied. Importance is stressed of proper examination and diagnostic measures that point toward pulp conservation, pulp extirpation, or tooth extraction. Also, included and discussed in this book are present-day refinements in the practice of root canal therapy, such as the application of sulfonamides, penicillin, tyrothricin, streptomycin, and other antibiotic agents for endodontic treatment. Aerodontalgia, which undoubtedly will play an important role in the practice of dentistry in an ever increasing air-minded world, is included in dealing with causes of pulp injury. The book provides sound and practical aids in the handling of root canal sterilization, bacteriologic problems, and thoroughly discusses preparation, A new chapter in the treatment of fracexamination, and filling techniques. tured and traumatized anterior teeth is contained in this edition, as well as a section on the treatment of deciduous teeth by Elsie Gerlach, D.D.S. This book is recommended as a safe guide toward better practice m endodontics. Carlos Biro’
ABSTRACTS
AND
REVIEWS
Fistulas in the glandular area, if connected with the main duct or a main tributary, the best treated by surgery. Operative procedure recommended by the authors is as follows: A. Prior to Surgery.1. Lipiodol injected into the fistula and into the oral opening. 2. Daily dilatation and probing with graduated flexible probes of the oral opening of the papilla for approximately ten days. 3. Twenty-five thousand units of penicillin every three hours intramuscularly for twenty-four hours before surgery. B. Surgery.-A detailed description of the operative procedure elucidated by schematic drawings is presented. C. Postoperative Care.-Twenty-five thousand units of penicillin every t.hree hours is started immediately on the day following operation. Ten milligrams of pilocarpine hydrochloride is given at 10 A.M., 3 P.M., and 8 P.M. daily. In addition 1 Gm. of ammonium chloride is given with each meal. Large quantities of fluids by mouth are administered, and oral hygiene is carefully observed. Five cases are reported in detail and several x-ray pictures elucidate the text. The authors feel that salivary fistulas of the parotid gland and parotid duct respond favorably to appropriate treatment regardless of chronicity. They also stress the importance of preserving the duct papilla. Harry A. Salzmann, M.D. Root Cad Therapy: By Louis I. Grossman, D.D.S., Dr. med. dent. Edition, revised and enlarged. Octave 354 pages. 94 engravings. Price $5.50. Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger, 1946.
Second Cloth.
This second edition of Grossman’s book offers a condensed and thorough discussion of problems encountered in root canal therapy. It strives for a more successful conservative dentistry in providing comfort as well as safety to the patients, and also in clearing away many misconceptions with regard to the so-called “dead teeth” which still promote countless unnecessary extractions. The anatomy, physiology, and pathology of pulp and periapical tissues are comprehensively studied. Importance is stressed of proper examination and diagnostic measures that point toward pulp conservation, pulp extirpation, or tooth extraction. Also, included and discussed in this book are present-day refinements in the practice of root canal therapy, such as the application of sulfonamides, penicillin, tyrothricin, streptomycin, and other antibiotic agents for endodontic treatment. Aerodontalgia, which undoubtedly will play an important role in the practice of dentistry in an ever increasing air-minded world, is included in dealing with causes of pulp injury. The book provides sound and practical aids in the handling of root canal sterilization, bacteriologic problems, and thoroughly discusses preparation, A new chapter in the treatment of fracexamination, and filling techniques. tured and traumatized anterior teeth is contained in this edition, as well as a section on the treatment of deciduous teeth by Elsie Gerlach, D.D.S. This book is recommended as a safe guide toward better practice m endodontics. Carlos Biro’